Fights ad Fluff, Fluff and Fights...
This is a yet a gain way to short series/movie with slightly off pacing... though the characters are slightly flat they are pretty much lovable and make you want to just give them a big hug, most of them, some could probably use a syab wound or two... And may or may not actually get it... A long with a bunch of pretty unpredictable twists here and there... by knife and or plot...The boys are sweet, passionate and have pretty good chemistry, there is plenty of thirst scenes and we do get to see abs touched, kissed, and talked about... They also have som pretty decent dialog and seem to generally care for each other. As well as did keep me on my toes.
There are also a few meaningful lines here and there about love, family and taking control over ones own life.
All in all a pretty decent show, definitely worthy of anybodys time be it the fluff , fight or suspense lovers out there it shows a pretty good balance and has a little bit everything
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I watched this when it came out back then, and I was glued to the screen, dying for new episodes. It's the type of drama where it's so bad, it's good. I've always been a fan of Janie, for some reason I believed her to pick roles that are strong and fierce. This was not her character at all in this lakorn. She cried a lot, yearned for love a lot, forgave too much, and was too weak-willed. She tries to better her situation but nothing ever comes out of it because I guess the writers like abusive romances.
Rome's character was not a good person. He was manipulative with his stupid handsome face and sweet words. Shoot, I would have fallen for his tricks too! He hurt the FL over and over and fell in love because she never left (?) like wth dude? He does turn a new leaf and become extra adorable but it does not win me over, I do not believe he could be redeemed.
Evil Nang Rai exists strongly within. She is super creepy and maybe she should have ended up with ML (lol). The side romances were sweet and actually healthy for the most part! It really made me question how ML's brothers could treat women so well, and he was such a douche!
What really annoyed me THE MOST about this lakorn is the telling and not showing aspect. Everyone literally tells the FL that ML loves her, but we don't see his love! It's just abuse! They would be the worst people to be around if you were trying to leave an abusive relationship because they seem like the type of people to enable the abuser.
If you like to watch angsty romances that's a total mess, you'll enjoy this.
Music was pretty good ngl. I've watched the MVs a few times .
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Drama Special Series Season 2: The True Colors
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I thoroughly enjoyed this drama special. Oh Man Seok was perfect as the former police officer who becomes a "blockbuster" novelist with a fan club to rival today's idols. This is only the second drama I've seen him in; I enjoyed watching him in What's Up, but I came to love him in True Colors.
Loved that the royal family wasn't like your typical royal families in most saeguks. There was lots of tongue-in-cheek humor mixed with a few more serious beats. Being such a short drama, there wasn't any wasted scenes or unnecessary angst, and the ending was perfect for the tone of the drama. I definitely recommend watching this show.
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Foundational Romance Tropes: cohabitation, love triangle
Line TV and Starhunter got together and gave us what looked to be a poly bromance but ended up as a love triangle with a very graceful exit from the second lead. It was a mess of confusing story and inconsistent character, but fine for a short run quarantine project Thai BL. It had a nice ending kiss that was an unexpected blessing in a BL of this type. It's always good when the actors are comfortable with each other. But the characters were, frankly, all a bit, ya know, stupid.RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS
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I loved all of the main characters. I especially love Takenouchi Yutaka as Hata/Takashi. He was definitely a man who totally wanted to deny himself love. I've seen him in many dramas now and I must say, I've never NOT enjoyed his performance. This was my first time seeing Tanaka Misato as Amane. Her character was so damn sweet, I felt like I was having a sugar rush! There were sometimes I wished she had more of a backbone. But surprisingly, whenever she had dealings with Takashi, that was the only time you really saw the little tigeress come out. Oikawa Mitsuhiro as Yoshika will remain in my mind one of the worse stalkers I've seen in a drama. Despite his intentions, it drove me crazy! Watch it and see if you get the same vibe. Fujiwara Norika as Kaori; you wanted to hate her but I understood her the most but at least her character was acceptable.
Romance was stilted, only because you have to watch it but the romance in another sense was great and you definitely went away feeling their emotions. As this is an earlier work, this is not for everyone but I must say, it really, really was good!
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Worth the risk of watching ghosts if you hate horror like me :)
Another dark magic romance that was worth it! I have always loved this genre as much as I hate horror but the chemistry and world are worth it.The story is pretty good. There are unexpected twists in the drama, but nothing too much to blow your mind. There are jumpscares but you know it coming so it's fine. As for the story itself, I think as a novel, it's way better than the series. So many lines and paragraphs become just a scene where you miss out a lot of details because you are focused on the characters. I personally liked the ending, maybe because that decreases the scare and fear of the ghost. Lowkey grateful; plus points for that 😭 Honestly, I really liked the ghost, maybe even more than the main leads I'll say 😂 She was a more complex and emotional than the lead characters. When it comes to Paran, with all due respect, I hated him a lot because of the way he kept going hot and cold with Khem. Like come on man! What the hell? But this love story was definitely the kind that you know it's blaring red flags, but you still want them together because 'basically' he isn't all bad; just bad at expressing and all🙄 I was as frustrated on myself as I was on Paran. Khemjira simply put is a good human with a wretched fate. Nothing more honestly. But their love story didn't feel anything more than just love at first sight, a crush. The next memorable character is Jet. I LOVED HIM! Seriously! His character is the most genuine and solid of all. And though Charn logic pissed me off from time to time, I liked him too. This pair had a good love story that made more sense. Grandma Si and Khem's mother were also favourites of mine. Thong and Ake were adorable characters too.
The cast was real good. Especially the two lead pairs. Khem and Paran were so well played by Namping and Keng! Both there acting skills are amazing. Though I'd say, they could cry better. They did not have it to be emotional enough. But the biggest plus point? KengNamping is one of the best pairings out there, period. Because all they have to do is look at each other and you are already swooning 😭 That is the main reason why, even if Paran was giving mixed signals and unintentionally hurting Khem, I couldn't let go of my desire to see them together. They just make sense together. The kind that makes your heart smile and relax when they're together and clench and sink when they aren't. If this chemistry is just onscreen, I must say, they deserve a standing ovation for that. Then comes FirstOne as Jet. This might be the best actor of the lot. Every emotion, every nuance, you see it written all over his face. He makes you feel exactly the same as him. Especially the scenes where he was spying his ship, I actually felt I was with my bestie giggling over a random couple. Loved his acting 🥹 And of course Tle as Charn did a very good job, portraying the stable character who was the typical nerd and a calm anchor. Again, this pair goes soooo well! I just cannot 😭 Love to see them together. Even if they're chemistry isn't as overwhelming as the main leads, they have a strong bond. Green as Rampeung was a very good choice. She's so gorgeous but also an amazing actress. I sympathized soo many times; yes, I sympathized with a ghost ✋️ Also loved other casts like Noknoi Uraiporn as Grandma Si, Om Manita as Khem's mother and Udon and Ryuji as Thong and Ake.
Music was great! The intro Phap Man? Damn! That was one insane! Awesome song. Aof Surapol, you're voice is amazing! I really really loved it! The traditional elements of the song are so beautiful. Feels home and makes me want to do classsical dance!
The drama did feel a bit out of concept at times though. Suddenly the shift was towards the romance alone in between and you wonder where Rampeung is while these people have the audacity to think of love in between 😂 It was really slow and painful to see misunderstandings grow. Too slow. Then I had a big doubt. The ghost says this would be her last kill and she would be satisfied after that. So I wondered why this time? Won't he reincarnate again? Why stop now? Don't you mind the soul of you 'enemy' freely living next lifetime? I also did not understand why the monk waited all along? I mean, all that 'she had to understand, he had to lose power, he had to give up' thing...didn't get the logic. Yah, there are plot holes.
Overall, this series is a good Thai drama. It has it all - good genre, acting and cast and one of the best chemistries out there. But the story could have been more complex and deep. I'll rewatch it again someday. Worth watching. Grateful I put my fear of ghosts aside to finally watch it!
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Bloody
One of the best movies I have ever seen, I loved the movie so much that I started watching people react to clips on YouTube, there's no other way to describe this movie other than greatness. It is such an emotional but yet fascinating and exciting story of character development to emotional connection, to hero saving the day. I have gone back many times just to remind myself why I loved this movie so much, I highly recommend it to anyone who can handle blood being gutted out etc. very explicit movie also.Was this review helpful to you?
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These episodes are what we would have gotten with WRU? if they were no COVID-19
I was so happy upon hearing news that Saifah and Zon were getting special episodes so that thier love story will be told. I waited with baited breath in anticipation for this couples missing story pieces. Watched the episodes and I would say this- two out of three episodes were good for me.Story-8.5/10
As I stated before, I loved the first two out of the three episodes. I felt that they added the pieces hat we werw missing from this couple from WRU? The third episode, I am still scratching my head and wondering did we really need it. Cause for me, it's a no.
Acting/Cast-9.5/10
I loved all of the actors acting, especially the characters of Natee and Tanthai!
Music-9.5/10
Totally adore the OST and once again we get Zon and Saifah singing thier song!
Rewatch Valu- 7.5/10
I will rewatch the first two episodes as they were really good to me (in my opinion). However, I still don't see the point of the third episode. So...yeah.
Overall- 9/10
This is not a new story- these are the missing parts of Zon and Saifah storyline. Don't come here looking for something and then getting confused. I would recommend this to other people, but with WRU? so that they can hopefully get the full storyline of a series that got messed up due to COVID-19. In fact, if both WRU? and Zon and Saifah story were combined as one, I feel that I would have given WRU? a higher rating.
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The pace of the movie and the general feel of it are clear from the very first minutes. Ordinary and yet unique people coming and going, a young lead who does nothing more than observe the world from a very static point of view, never moving too far. His world is made of little things, of routinary chores and familiar faces and places.
When his environement is somehow overturned he takes the new challenge with the calmness and ingenuity of a child.
It's endearing, adorable to watch, heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time.
I watched this movie because Yosuke Kubozuka plays the main role in it. I'm enchanted by this actor, his versatility and ability to make the viewer empathize with his characters, no matter what they do or who they are.
His acting here is so believable it impressed me once more. He managed to create a character who is at the same time sad and sunny.
As I said, the movie is a collection of moments. There is a crying one which felt so much like a punch in my guts I will never forget it.
The music fits the bill. It's not unforgettable, but simple as the movie itself.
If you want to fall in love with a character who is neither hot, nor heroic, nor cool or romantic in the traditional sense of the word, watch this movie.
The re-watch value is high because I will definetely go back to it.
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[Spoilers alert] "I had always thought that I had everything. But, when I open my hand there's nothing. Perhaps we try to catch thing that are impossible to catch. Is that why we live life like we're crazy?".
My gosh. I lived for that last words.
When Misty was over my heart break up. Since trial's chapters, when little details about truth did show up, I was begging to gods for a happy ending. But when Hye Ran, referring to Myung Woo's murder, sayed to Tae Wook: "if he had listened to me, if he had believed in me...", I realised that a break point happened before we noticed it. If everthing would have been perfect, this would not have been the greatest drama of season.
I really (really, really, really) wanted to trust Tae Wook's unconditional love. But Misty is not (just) a sweet romance, there is a lot of thing behind main couple. Relationship between Hye Ran and Tae Wook felt real (not just realistic), but also felt strange and twisted. It is not coincidence that Painful Love's verses (courtesy of Lee Seung Chul) sounded like a dark echo: "Love is love / it’s only a wound".
Tae Wook's wounds took Kevin Lee's life. His death what was a stupid mistake caused by a rush of anger, jealousy and sorrow. What tell us the truth about Tae Wook: he was a man madly in love, crushed by his manly pride. And that fact emptied Hye Ran's heart forever.
Everyone hoped a twist as the last chapter approached...Well, I don't know if this strange finale was all that everone was expected. Myung Woo's act for sure surprised us, but that's all. I liked a lot the ambiguous ending, it seems that the viewer must suppose what happened and live with uncertainty. Still, it was very bittersweet. It suits to drama's narrative: thuth came little by little, until leaving us dissatisfied. This is living.
Go Hye Ran is probably one of the best characters of kdramas' history. Her brave and fierce personality make her too attractive, we understand why men around her fell for her so deep. Like a human, more than a woman, she serves as example that we have rights to be greedy and harsh in our road to arise. Even if she was mean, even if she lost a lot... she put her ambition and dignity before anything.
It is very hard find a character with so much personality, so aware of its own limitations and desires, so capable to continue when its decisions lead it into disaster. Hye Ran knows what means asume consequences of life and charge them on her own shoulders without any embarrassment. She lived for herselft, but also lived for her news, wicht means that she lived for truth. The question is, does she regret it?
However, I will thanks to Kim Nam Joo for gave life to Hye Ran. Damn, this woman has passed six years out (of small screen) and returned to performance an apassionate character with extraordinary ability. To me, she deserves a big prize, this will be a great hit drama just because of her. Call me fangirl, she was so stunning and gorgeous that I'm still excited.
Misty recreated life's worst look. It teach that all of us walk always pushing others trying to survive, but also exist many people trying to take us down. This is a (man- corrupted) world where our paths are full off painful betrayals, sharp fights and sad burdens. But at last, you only live for today.
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The most realistic KDrama I have EVER watched...
I love the realistic approach this drama takes to relationships and people's thought processes. I truly appreciate the webtoon writer's efforts to depict the feelings that come into play for every decision a character makes, and so accurately and realistically at that. I'm sure it must have taken a lot of analysis and an extremely high EQ. I did not read the webtoon but I do know the full story. Since the show is so well-made and seems to stay true to the original story-line, I have decided not to read the webtoon, but I am currently enjoying another work from the same author and I see the same qualities in this other webtoon as well (read Daily JoJo, it's just as good as Yumi's cells).OK, now off with the review we go:
STORY:
The story is literally the best and most realistic one among all the KDramas I have ever watched. It makes you relate to and agree with the FL so deep. Honestly, I didn't want to watch the drama at first because of the cells (I was like: Animation?! Really?!). But man am I happy not to miss out on this amazing piece of work, ESPECIALLY the cells. They might be animated characters, but they are what makes the story so realistic. They let you decipher every feeling and thought the characters have, and they do it in an adorable way. I don't want the review to contain any spoilers so I can't give you examples, but if you have ever dated before, you will find yourself relating to the characters and enjoying the cell village the most.
ACTING/CAST:
Honestly, nothing was outstanding about the human characters' acting. The roles were not that challenging. However, I still loved Woong and Yumi's chemistry. They reminded me of my bitter-sweet memories of me and my ex. What I truly enjoyed was the voice actors' performance. It's really hard to hook me up to animation characters, but the voices were well-casted and well-performed, especially the emotional cell. All in all, I enjoyed the acting enough, and I'd gladly forgive any acting/casting shortcomings for the sake of the story.
MUSIC:
I always say in my reviews (not that I have written many of them) that I have a pretty particular taste in music and my opinion doesn't really count in that department. While none of the OSTs made me go back and listen to them, I did find them well-aligned with the mood.
REWATCH VALUE:
I can say with confidence that I will go back to this drama multiple times in the future, especially when the 2nd season (and hopefully the third) come out. It definitely is worth the time.
OVERALL:
I give this drama an overall score of 10 because the story matters to me way more than the acting and the music. I loved it and enjoyed it to my heart's content. Hope you all enjoy it as well...
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JoongDunk is a very cute couple, and this show's not boring.
Forewarning: I've started to discover that I don't like slice of life dramas. I want some intensity, maybe even supernatural events. This show is not a boring slice of life drama.While it's grounded in reality, Hidden Agenda has some juicy storylines and emotional turmoil for their characters to go through. While it's not perfect at pacing and timing, I was very happy with every episode's plot. I felt that the characters acted reasonably, but there was also room for growth, and I love that.
There's stories about family, stories about criminals and danger, a blink-and-you-miss-it story about not being homophobic. It was really a solid meal, especially if you're just getting into BL.
But beyond the writing, I've gone and become a shipper of JoongDunk, our main couple. After watching them in The Heart Killers, I was smartly recommended Hidden Agenda, and I was not disappointed. I could watch them kiss for hours, and the show complied with a few wonderfully long scenes of them making out. You know the actors are good when they can really kiss in-character.
I'm especially into Joong, who manages to make being emotionally-constipated an interesting character trait. And he's so good to his fans! They're both wonderful, but I'll probably follow Joong in whatever he does for a while.
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So I heard that the PD was more inclined with Jihoon/Sekyung loveline and the writer was more to Jihoon/Jung Eum. That explains why we seen alot of good romance development of Ji/JE. To be honest, at the early episodes of this show I was more to Ji/Se then Junhyuk/Jung Eum. But as soon as Jihoon interacts with Jung Eum, I can see their chemistry very well and their love story was more believable than the Sekyung and Jihoon. Sekyung love for Jihoon can be classified as one sided love and so Junhyuk love for Sekyung. As for Jung Eum and Jihoon, their story is well developed that I really find the ending ridiculous! Like as if the writers/Pds are newbie. Arggg.. In short, the ending don't make any sense no matter how hard I think about it. The ending of this sitcom for me is the worst ending in all the korean dramas that I have ever seen and senseless to the bones.
All the characters are clear except Jihoon. It could be nice if the writer make the ending in Jihoon's POV since his character is very vague than that nonsense ending. There are several times in this sitcom when I thought of him as a "player" since I think he clearly enjoys/loves JE but there are times he cares for Sekyung though not in a romantic way. If only they let the ending be on Jihoon's perspective then I can accept whatever and whoever he choose in the end coz that will explain what IS inside his mind since we only see him in Sekyung's and Jung Eum's perspective.
I personally love the character Jung Eum played. She is closed to reality and very endearing. At first I liked Sekyung but she seems too pitiful and really contrast to JE's character.
Also, this is actually the third time that I seen Yoon Shi Yoon in a drama and heard that this was his debut onscreen acting. He is such an actor and very good looking too.
Overall, this sitcom is a must watch but I recommend that you guys avoid the last episode. I should have listened to the other reviewer of this show then I'll be less angry and disappointed.
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